Review of Sicario by Kathia Woods

Sicario-Day of the Soldado is the follow up to the 2015 Thriller. This time there is no Emily Blunt, but Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin are back for another ride.

This time out the enemies are the Mexican Cartels who are participating in Human Trafficking. Matt Graves – Josh Brolin calls on operative Alejandro Gillick- Del Toro when terrorist is amongst those trafficked. Kidnapping the child of a Top Kingpin was meant to initiate cooperation but turns into a failed plan leaving the child with a bleak future. The events that follow ignite a wild ride that at times is predictable and often disconnected.

We know what the US Government is going to do and how quickly Del Toro’s character goes from hero to zero. That’s not this movie biggest problem. There is this notion that you can just run through Mexico and ignore that fact that it’s a sovereign nation.

You can just come across the border in and out with zero consequences. Both Del Toro and Brolin give solid performances however that doesn’t assist the struggling storyline and unexplainable ending. If there is going to be a part 3 the writers need to work on telling a complete story.